BC

A truck purchase that was supposed to be a blessing turned into a nightmare situation for an Alberta family. As Sarah Komadina explains, as consumers they did everything right, but are still out thousands of dollars and have no truck.

Smartphones are now so ubiquitous, many people don't think twice about dropping more than $1000 dollars for the latest model when it comes out. But forty years ago, the technology was brand-new. And even though the primative phones were heavy, pricey and not particularly user-friendly, the market for them in B.C. was already heating up.